E1382 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 2012 

draw attention to the important contribution 

that radiology, in particular diagnostic imaging, 

serves in the health care delivery system. 

International Day of Radiology is observed annually on November 8th, an important date in 

the history of radiology. On that day in 1895, 

Professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays. Radiology will be celebrated by 

many groups including the American College 

of Radiology, the Radiological Society of North 

America, and the European Society of Radiology. 

Radiologists (physicians with special training 

in the use of imaging including x-rays), Radiation Oncologists (physicians trained to treat 

cancers with radiation alone or in combination 

with surgery and/or chemotherapy), and the 

medical imaging community have made significant contributions to modern medicine, providing powerful tools for clinical diagnosis, decision making, and treatment of disease. Over 

the last 30 years, medical imaging tools have 

been among the most sophisticated and cutting-edge technologies developed for patient 

care. During that span we have seen consistent decreases in cancer mortality rates 

with corresponding increases in American life 

expectancy. 

The U.S. National Academy of Engineering 

recognized the tremendous contribution of 

medical imaging exams when it ranked imaging among the 20 greatest engineering 

achievements of the twentieth century. Practicing physicians surveyed in a 2001 Health 

Affairs study ranked Computed Tomography 

(CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 

number one among the top 30 recent medical 

innovations. Perhaps most telling, the New 

England Journal of Medicine named medical 

imaging one of the top 10 medical advances 

of the last 1,000 years. 

A 2009 National Bureau of Economic Research study found that individuals with greater access to imaging scans live longer. Diagnostic imaging services have enabled patients 

to avoid several types of expensive and 

invasive procedures. Imaging scans cost less 

than surgeries and reduce the number of unnecessary hospital admissions and length of 

hospital stays. As such, medical imaging 

serves an important role in containing the cost 

of health care in the United States. 

With its impact on patients’ health, I’m 

pleased to recognize the importance of diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology, and 

call attention to November 8th as the International Day of Radiology. 

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HONORING DIANE SHERMAN, 

MAINE HOUSING COUNSELOR 

HON. CHELLIE PINGREE OF MAINE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, I 

would like to honor the work of housing counselors across the country who have assisted 

homeowners during the hardships of the recent housing crisis—and one counselor in particular from Maine. 

A constituent wrote to me about Diane 

Sherman, a housing counselor at Coastal Enterprises in Wiscasset, Maine, who helped this 

constituent in a four-year process to modify 

their mortgage. For all that time, Diane has 

been this family’s constant advocate. She has 

helped them through multiple hearings, held 

their bank to their word, and guided them 

through the bank’s maze-like bureaucracy. 

But what has mattered to this constituent 

more than anything else is that Diane treated 

her family with dignity, respect, and sympathy. 

This was in stark contrast to an institution that 

dealt with them more like a number than a 

person. At every step of the way, Diane reminded all involved that this was not an inhuman transaction—the situation was about real 

people threatened with losing a home that 

meant so much to them. 

Truly outstanding, though, is that Diane performed her services for this family and many 

others while she herself dealt with life-threatening cancer. When too sick to go to the office, she worked from home. She is still dealing with the terrible disease but I hope and 

pray for her recovery. 

Across the country, thousands of housing 

counselors like Diane are working to keep 

families in their homes. They’ve only become 

more important in recent years as the housing 

crisis impacted millions of families. Combined 

with falling home values, unresponsive mortgage servicers, and long-term unemployment, 

these families have few places to turn. Thank 

goodness for housing counselors, who work to 

make sure consumers get a fair shot. They 

are not always successful, but they still make 

an incredible difference for families in very difficult situations. 

My sincere gratitude goes to these housing 

counselors for their heartfelt work, and my 

best wishes to Diane Sherman for her recovery. 

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INTRODUCTION OF THE WATER 

PROTECTION AND REINVESTMENT ACT 

HON. EARL BLUMENAUER OF OREGON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, there is 

nothing more essential to quality of life, to the 

health of our families and of our communities 

than water. Water is life. Safe drinking water 

and basic sanitation make the difference between health and sickness, between a family 

thriving or struggling just to exist. 

Water quality and quantity are serious 

issues in communities across the country, especially now, when changing weather patterns, 

extreme drought, continued growth combine to 

put an even greater demand on our aging, inadequate infrastructure. To ease these pressures, I am introducing the Water Protection 

and Reinvestment Act, which would establish 

a trust fund to help local communities meet 

their water infrastructure needs. 

Over a thousand communities across the 

country are struggling with combined sewer 

overflows as well as inadequate and aging 

sewer pipes. Small communities in particular, 

which already face huge questions of water 

supply and quality, have few resources with 

which to pay the bills and are seeing sky-high 

monthly costs for consumers. 

The Water Protection and Reinvestment Act 

creates a deficit-neutral, consistent, and 

firewalled trust fund to help states replace, repair, and rehabilitate critical wastewater treatment facilities. It will be financed by assessing 

small fees on a broad base of those who use 

water and contribute to pollution: water-based 

beverages, items disposed of in wastewater, 

and pharmaceuticals, which often wind up in 

wastewater systems. 

The materials that flow into sewer systems 

and then into rivers and streams present unprecedented challenges to our water infrastructure. More and more products are designed to be flushed down toilets and drains, 

placing them in systems that are already 

stressed. Pharmaceutical residues are showing up in treated wastewater and because 

they are difficult to treat, I’m afraid we are 

slowly medicating vast numbers of Americans 

against their will. Aging water systems—some 

still made out of brick or wood, some dating 

from the century before last—mean that America also faces old-fashioned system reliability 

issues. Reports indicate that each year an average of six billion gallons of drinking water 

leaks from these inadequate and ancient 

pipes. Six billion gallons is enough to fill 6,000 

Olympic sized swimming pools—if lined up, 

these pools would stretch from Washington, 

DC to Pittsburgh, PA. 

These aging and outdated systems are not 

just a local problem, relevant only to a single 

neighborhood, city, county, or even state. 

Water does not obey county boundaries or 

even state lines, and it is a resource on which 

we all rely. The Federal Government should 

help fill the funding gaps that local communities and States cannot. The opportunity is 

now: There is significant State and local investment, interest rates are near an all-time 

low, and enacting this legislation, the Water 

Protection and Reinvestment Act, will leverage 

hundreds of billions of additional dollars. 

The American public is already paying a disproportionate share of the costs of water infrastructure. Residential households have the 

least capacity to absorb additional costs during these difficult times, and they already face 

wildly escalating costs to deal with problems 

that they did not create. The voracious water 

demands of industry far outstrip household 

needs. In large measure, the Cokes of the 

world, the pharmaceutical companies, and industries that produce products that get flushed 

are the ones that accelerate water demand 

and complicate water treatment. Industries 

that profit by putting their products in the 

sewer systems—either by design or inadvertently—or who withdraw vast amounts of fresh 

water to make a profit should pay their fair 

share. Clean water is absolutely essential for 

these industries and the rest of the business 

community to function. A small fee to pay for 

water infrastructure upgrades would provide 

the business community far more in benefits 

than it would cost, and it could be used to leverage a broader range of investments. 

This bill will help communities deal with their 

water infrastructure needs in a stable, 

proactive way, and will provide significant benefits for those who rely on our water system, 

the local government officials charged with 

making the system work, and the industries 

who rely on a clean, consistent source of 

water for their products. 


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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. JOHN FLEMING OF LOUISIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, I was not 

present to vote for rollcall 537 and rollcall 538 

due to flight delays from storm systems moving through the area. Had I been present I 

would have voted ‘‘no’’ on S. 679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, and ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 828, the 

Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 

2011. 

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HONORING GARY WADDELL 

HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY OF NEVADA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the outstanding achievements of a great 

Nevadan, Mr. Gary Waddell. I am proud to call 

Gary my friend, and that makes me just like 

hundreds of thousands of Southern Nevadans 

who also have a friend in Gary. All of us know 

that when we catch a Gary Waddell television 

newscast, we get the news as it should be 

presented. No other newscaster has ever delivered news with better judgment and community perspective than Gary has for more than 

30 years. No one has ever broadcast with 

more intelligence, warmth, and integrity than 

has Gary. 

Gary is the ‘‘dean’’ of newscasters, but that 

term hardly captures what he means to Southern Nevada. In times of crisis in our community over the years, we’ve always turned to 

Gary’s coverage because he is a consummate 

news professional, never allowing competitive 

pressure to compromise accuracy, thoroughness and fairness. Gary’s signature on-air 

style is incisive, sincere, assuring, and warm. 

Southern Nevadans rightly call him their 

‘‘Cronkite.’’ 

When we see Gary’s work on TV, we are 

also seeing Gary the man—the man who has 

done so much good for Southern Nevada, 

above and beyond the ordinary call of his profession. Since the 1970s, Gary has given his 

time and talent to help people in need. His efforts, both public and private, have aided 

countless thousands of Southern Nevadans 

and built a stronger community for all. 

Gary is coming to the end of his legendary 

broadcasting career. To say he will be missed 

is a major understatement. I understand he’ll 

soon be riding off on his motorcycle, but I look 

forward to his return, and hope he may pursue 

a new venture that will again bring him into 

our living rooms. 

Congratulations and best wishes on your 

new life chapter, my friend. 

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NO CO-PAY DAY 

HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, 

I rise today to commemorate No Co-Pay Day. 

Today marks a victory for women’s health 

care. Some 47 million women will now be able 

to get preventative services that couldn’t before this rule went into effect. 

Any new insurance policies sold to individuals or employers must cover contraception 

without a co-pay as part of a larger package 

of mandatory co-pay-free women’s preventive 

care benefits. Insurance plans that have already been purchased will have to start offering no-co-pay contraception when they renew. 

Before the Affordable Care Act, some insurance companies did not cover preventative 

services for women under their health care 

plans, and others required deductibles or copays for the care they needed. 

That changes today—all health insurance 

policies are required to cover new preventative 

care without charging women any co-pays or 

deductibles. Some of the new preventative 

services now available with no co-pay include 

annual visits, FDA-approved contraceptives, 

domestic violence screenings and counseling, 

breastfeeding support, HPV DNA testing for 

women 30 or older, HIV and sexually transmitted infections screenings, and gestational 

diabetes screenings that help protect pregnant 

women from one of the most serious pregnancy-related diseases. 

Too often, women put their families’ health 

care before their own, especially when it 

comes to preventative care. 

Thanks to this new benefit in the Affordable 

Care Act, women can get the regular checkups and screenings that are so important to 

staying healthy without having to worry about 

how much it will affect the family budget. 

Today’s announcement is just one more 

part of the overall implementation plan for improving our nation’s health care system. 

The Affordable Care Act will provide greater 

access to affordable health care for millions of 

women and families who do not have coverage now, while also lowering health care 

costs, creating jobs, strengthening the middle 

class, and reducing the deficit. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. BETTY SUTTON OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. SUTTON. Mr. Speaker, due to problems with travel, I was unable to vote. Had I 

been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on 

rollcall No. 537, ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 538, and 

‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 539. 

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NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM 

HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I am 

pleased to join my colleagues, LYNN WESTMORELAND and Senator SAXBY CHAMBLISS, in 

support of this legislation, which will strengthen for the future one of the crown jewels of 

southwest Georgia—the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Fort Benning. 

The National Infantry Museum sits on a 200 

acre site that serves as a tribute to the Infantry’s legacy of valor and sacrifice. The Museum honors infantry soldiers—from those 

who crossed the icy Delaware River with 

George Washington to those serving in Afghanistan today—for their selfless service to 

our country, while preserving their stories for 

future generations. 

It also serves as a functional area for basic 

training graduations and other special and 

community events. Since its opening in 2009, 

for example, Infantry School classes regularly 

graduate on the facility’s parade field. 

In addition, the National Infantry Museum 

hosted a Congressional Military Family Caucus Summit just over a month ago, which connected military families with Members of Congress, officials from the Department of Defense, personnel from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and various military and veteran 

support organizations to discuss pressing 

issues impacting America’s service members 

and their families. 

In 2008, the National Infantry Museum and 

Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act was 

enacted to raise funds to complete the facility 

as well as create an endowment to support its 

maintenance. No taxpayer funds have been 

involved and the U.S. Mint even made a profit 

for the taxpayers from the coin sales. 

With the current economic challenges, however, the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center hopes to direct the coin proceeds 

to pay down a portion of the $16 million in 

bank loans that the Foundation incurred in 

order to complete the facility as well as reduce 

interests costs. 

Accordingly, this legislation makes a technical change that will allow the coin proceeds 

to be used ‘‘for the retirement of debt associated with building the existing National Infantry 

Museum and Soldier center and for any future 

capital improvements.’’ It is within the letter 

and the spirit of the original measure, and it 

will go a long way toward keeping our proud 

Army Infantry past alive so we as great nation 

never forget the sacrifices of our brave Infantry soldiers. 

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. 

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RECOGNITION OF THE 

RETIREMENT OF GARY BARRIGER 

HON. DAVID P. ROE OF TENNESSEE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to recognize Mr. Gary Barrigar, who is 

stepping down as president of the Boone Watershed Partnership, which he has served 

since 2005. Through both his work with the 

Partnership and as a schoolteacher, Gary has 

made incredible contributions to his East Tennessee community. 

As a science teacher who was in the classroom for 38 years at Elizabethton High 

School, Gary headed the award-winning 

Elizabethton High Ecology Club. He has also 

been an integral part of numerous organizations that protect the environment and outdoor 

areas that we East Tennesseeans hold so 

close to our hearts. 

Gary has made it his life’s mission to increase water quality awareness and help preserve local rivers and streams—something 


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